3.1.9
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.9
संयोगि समवाय्येकार्थसमवायि विरोधि च
saṃyogi samavāyyekārthasamavāyi virodhi ca
The line
In conjunction, in a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, vāyye (वाय्ये), kārtha (कार्थ), and inherence, opposing and.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. The objects of the senses are established, and the self is inferred. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: saṃyogi (संयोगि) + sama-vāyye-kārtha-samavāyi (सम-वाय्ये-कार्थ-समवायि) + virodhi (विरोधि) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃyogi (संयोगि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | conjunction |
| sama-vāyye-kārtha-samavāyi (सम-वाय्ये-कार्थ-समवायि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, vāyye (वाय्ये), kārtha (कार्थ), and inherence. Read it from the end |
| virodhi (विरोधि) | nominative singular, masculine | opposing |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
saṃyogi (संयोगि) is conjunction. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. sama-vāyye-kārtha-samavāyi (सम-वाय्ये-कार्थ-समवायि) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, vāyye (वाय्ये), kārtha (कार्थ), and inherence. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
virodhi (विरोधि) is opposing. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
sama-vāyye-kārtha-samavāyi (सम-वाय्ये-कार्थ-समवायि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃyogi (संयोगि) and sama-vāyye-kārtha-samavāyi (सम-वाय्ये-कार्थ-समवायि).
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